Defibrillators

The 11-year-old has dedicated the rest of his baseball season to raising money to equip Indian Springs Sports Complex with automatic external "I actually do feel that I'm alive for a reason," Michael said.

"God knew I would raise money for Michael managed to scoop up the ball and throw it to first base before collapsing into cardiac arrest on the field.

His cardiologist, Dr.

Matthew Kimberling of St.

Francis Hospital, said Slatcher experienced commotio cordis, a rare occurrence that happens when a person is hit in the chest at precisely the right place and exactly the right time to throw the heart into a lethal arrhythmia.

Michael's experience is made even more rare because he lived, which Kimberling credits to an off-duty paramedic and doctor who administered immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the field.

In fact, a 6-year-old Red Oak boy died Sunday after being hit in the chest with a baseball.

His death was attributed to commotio cordis.

"I feel blessed," said Michael, whose fer...

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